Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington on April 11.
Indo-Pacific

Japan's Kishida says U.S. not alone in upholding world order

Prime minister tells Congress that now is not the time for self-doubt

12 April 2024
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International relations

In Pictures: Biden hosts Japan's Kishida at glitzy state dinner

Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos among guests, with live music from Paul Simon

11 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk along the White House Colonnade toward the Oval Office for a meeting at the White House on April 10.
International relations

Biden and Kishida strengthen bonds to defend global order

70 agreements include weapons co-production and support for Texas bullet train

11 April 2024
From left: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the ASEAN summit in Jakarta in 2023. (Pool via Reuters)
Opinion

India-U.S.-South Korea tech cooperation has strategic logic

By capitalizing on competitive advantages, trio can strengthen supply chains

10 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023. Pressure from the U.S. is indispensable to ending the Gaza conflict.
The Nikkei View

International community must make every effort to end Gaza fighting

Israel will face greater isolation if it ignores global consensus on cease-fire

10 April 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on April 11, poses for a portrait after an interview with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on April 4. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
The Big Story

Kishida: Japan ready to step up as U.S. 'global partner' at Biden summit

Deeper defense integration and economic ties top Japan's agenda, but Trump looms large

10 April 2024
Japan has decided to spend nearly $26 billion over three years to support the domestic semiconductor industry. (Photo by Nikkei)
Semiconductors

Japan outspends U.S., Germany on chip subsidies as share of GDP

0.71% figure is highest, even as America provides more support in value terms

10 April 2024
Microsoft, Google and Amazon are among the companies stepping up their investments in data centers in Japan. (Source photos by Reuters and Microsoft)
Companies

Microsoft to invest $2.9bn in Japan data centers amid AI boom

Move comes in response to push for 'data sovereignty' among governments

9 April 2024
A mother and child at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar's Kayah state. Geeta Rao Gupta, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for global women's issues, said women, peace and security should be central to preventing and resolving conflicts around the world. (Photo by Berry)
Gender

'Women should be involved' in conflict recovery: U.S. special envoy

In war zones like Gaza, women suffer 'disproportionate burden,' Geeta Rao Gupta says

9 April 2024
The flags of the U.S. and Japan fly in front of the White House ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit.
International relations

Japan's Kishida and Biden to establish Indo-Pacific disaster relief hub

Japanese prime minister arrives in Washington for official visit

9 April 2024
Japan will deploy the Fugaku supercomputer, left, to develop AI for research, together with the Aurora supercomputer in the U.S. (Source photos from Riken and Argonne National Laboratory)
Technology

Japan, U.S. team up on generative AI to modernize research

Initiative to be mentioned in joint statement by Biden and Kishida

9 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) partnership, after a trilateral meeting at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, U.S., on March 13, 2023.
Defense

U.S., U.K. and Australia discuss AUKUS tech cooperation with Japan

Japan seen as potential contributor to 'advanced capability projects'

9 April 2024
A modified Boeing 747 takes flight carrying Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, in Mojave, California, in 2021. Japan hopes to handle such horizontal launches at a spaceport to be set up in Oita prefecture.
8 April 2024
Natural gas demand in Asia over the next 30 years is likely to be much higher than implied by the projections the U.S. used to justify its export pause.
Opinion

Biden's LNG export pause will hobble Asia's energy plans

Region needs U.S. gas to displace coal and reduce emissions

8 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet in Washington this week.
Your Week in Asia

Japan's Kishida visits Washington, Uniqlo parent earnings, China data

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

7 April 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 7.
US-China tensions

Yellen meets China's Premier Li amid 'tough conversations' on industry

Chinese leader tells U.S. Treasury chief that nations should be 'partners not adversaries'

7 April 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington next week. (Source photos by Suzu Takahashi, Karina Noka)
6 April 2024
Philippine Navy personnel aboard the BRP Davao Del Sur salute the passing vessel Izumo from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force on Aug. 24, 2023. © Philippine Navy
Defense

Philippines, Japan, Australia, U.S. to hold drills in South China Sea

Exercises demonstrate military ties ahead of US-Japan-Philippines summit

6 April 2024
The U.S. and China have held talks under the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement for the first time since December 2021.
US-China tensions

U.S. and China resume talks to avoid accidental clashes at sea

Naval and air near misses reported amid tensions in South China Sea and Taiwan

6 April 2024
India and other emerging countries are pushing for broader access to technology from drugmakers to ensure more equitable distribution of vaccines and treatments.
6 April 2024
Mark Esper served as defense secretary under former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Interview

Trump could ask Japan to spend over 2% of GDP on defense: ex-defense chief

Former president sees U.S. alliances as transactional, says Mark Esper

5 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a news conference during their trilateral summit at Camp David with South Korea in August 2023.
Opinion

U.S.-Japan-Philippine summit will advance shared Indo-Pacific vision

PM Kishida's Washington trip to showcase Tokyo's commitment to enhanced security

5 April 2024
Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage speaks at a press conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on April 4. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
International relations

Japan needs 'hulls in the water' to defend Red Sea: Armitage report

As U.S. turns inward, Tokyo needs to carry the alliance, bilateral group says

5 April 2024
A Hyundai Tucson hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle in the U.S. Promoting hydrogen is a goal shared by Washington and Tokyo.
Energy

Japan, U.S. in talks to bolster hydrogen supply chain together

Joint incentives to lower costs as race for clean fuel heats up

5 April 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives for a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in San Francisco last November. She is scheduled to arrive in China on April 4 for a nearly weeklong visit aimed at smoothing economic ties.
US-China tensions

U.S. Treasury's Yellen returns to China, aiming to stem green tech glut

Secretary likely to face pushback over sanctions on Chinese companies

4 April 2024